2021
DOI: 10.32945/atr4321.2021
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The effects of calcium fertilizer on anthracnose and Rhizopus tuber rot of yam

Abstract: Yam (Dioscorea spp) production is beset in the field and in storage by major fungal pathogens, namely Colletotrichum gloeosporioides that causes anthracnose in the field, and Rhizopus stolonifer that causes tuber rot in storage. Alternative control measures are imperative as conventional control of these pathogens is either ineffective or detrimental. This study investigated the effects of calcium fertilizer on the incidence and severity of anthracnose and Rhizopus rot of yam. Calcium nitrate fertilizer was ap… Show more

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